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THE FIRST BOOK OF<br/>
<span class=large>SAMUEL</span><br/> OTHERWISE CALLED<br/> THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS
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CHAPTER 8
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Samuel’s sons take bribes and pervert judgment—Israel seeks for a king to rule over them—Samuel rehearses the nature and evils of kingly rule—The Lord consents to give them a king.
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And</span> it came to pass, when <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/8/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Chr. 6: 28.">Samuel</a> was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
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Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: <i>they were</i> judges in Beer-sheba.
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And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/8/3a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ex. 18: 21 (20-22); Hel. 9: 20; Ether 9: 11.">bribes</a>, and perverted judgment.
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Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
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And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/8/5a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Walking in Darkness.">walk</a> not in thy ways: now make us a <sup>b</sup><a href="1_sam/8/5b" mark="b" type="A" title="Hosea 13: 10 (9-14); Mosiah 23: 6 (6-13); Mosiah 29: 16 (10-39); 3 Ne. 6: 30; D&C 38: 21.">king</a> to judge us like all the nations.
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&#182; But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us.  And Samuel prayed unto the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.
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And the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/8/7a" mark="a" type="A" title="Mosiah 29: 26; Alma 29: 4; D&C 26: 2.">voice</a> of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have <sup>b</sup><a href="1_sam/8/7b" mark="b" type="A" title="Ex. 16: 8; Hosea 13: 11; D&C 38: 21.">rejected</a> me, that I should not <sup>c</sup><a href="1_sam/8/7c" mark="c" type="C" title="Hel. 12: 6 (3-6); TG Governments.">reign</a> over them.
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According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
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Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/8/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="Jacob 1: 19; Moro. 9: 6.">protest</a> solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the <sup>b</sup><a href="1_sam/8/9b" mark="b" type="A" title="Mosiah 29: 21 (21-23).">king</a> that shall <sup>c</sup><a href="1_sam/8/9c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Tyranny.">reign</a> over them.
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&#182; And Samuel told all the words of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> unto the people that asked of him a king.
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And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint <i>them</i> for himself, for his chariots, and <i>to be</i> his horsemen; and <i>some</i> shall run before his chariots.
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And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and <i>will set them</i> to <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/8/12a" mark="a" type="D" title="OR cultivate.">ear</a> his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
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And he will take your daughters <i>to be</i> <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/8/13a" mark="a" type="D" title="OR perfumers, ointment-makers.">confectionaries</a>, and <i>to be </i>cooks, and <i>to be</i> bakers.
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And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, <i>even</i> the best <i>of them,</i> and give <i>them</i> to his servants.
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And he will take the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/8/15a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Kgs. 4: 22 (22-23).">tenth</a> of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
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And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put <i>them</i> to his work.
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He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
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And ye shall cry out in that day because of your <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/8/18a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Kings, Earthly.">king</a> which ye shall have <sup>b</sup><a href="1_sam/8/18b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Agency.">chosen</a> you; and the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> will not <sup>c</sup><a href="1_sam/8/18c" mark="c" type="A" title="Isa. 1: 15; Ezek. 20: 3; Mosiah 21: 15; D&C 101: 7 (7-9).">hear</a> you in that day.
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&#182; Nevertheless the people refused to <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/8/19a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Disobedience.">obey</a> the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
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That we also may be like all the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/8/20a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 1: 16.">nations</a>; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
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And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.
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And the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king.  And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.
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